# CameraSensor

> Talos next · Since next

A thermal camera look: hot-tagged entities bright (or dark), the rest from the scene's brightness, with contrast and noise.

## Fields

| Field | Type | Required | Default | Allowed values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| `mode` | `CameraSensorMode` | no | `thermal-white` | `thermal-white`, `thermal-black` | Default thermal-white. |
| `hotTags` | `string[]` | yes |  |  | Entities with any of these tags, and everything under them, read hot. |
| `warmTags` | `string[]` | no |  |  | Entities with any of these tags, and everything under them, read warm (people, engines): between the scene and hot. |
| `sceneHeat` | `number` | no |  |  | How warm everything else drawn reads, 0..0.7 (ground and buildings holding the day's heat); the sky stays cold. Default 0: from the scene's brightness only. |
| `contrast` | `number` | no | `1` |  | Contrast around mid grey, 0..8. Default 1.6. |
| `noise` | `number` | no | `0` |  | Sensor noise, 0..1. Default 0.06. |
| `ambient` | `number` | no | `0` |  | How warm the lit scene reads, 0..1. Default 0.35. |

## See also

- `CameraSensorMode`